Comb attachment



April T, 1924.

INVENTOR BY D a. ATTORNEY S. TRACHTENBERG COMB ATTACHMENT Filed Oct. 11, 1923 SAMUEL CLEVELAND, OHIO.

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Annlicatlon filed ficto'ber 1. .923.

To all whom it may; concern.

Be it lrnown that l. SAMUEL 'l! r..-icrrrnn- BERG. a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of @hio, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Comb Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an attachment for a comb more particularly the pocket comb type and has for an object to provide means whereby a mirror or the like may b removably carried upon the back edge of the comb.

Another object is to provide an attachment of this character which includes clips adapted to straddle the back edge of the comb and retain removably a mirror upon the comb, the clips being irictionally engaged and conseouently quickly removable.

It is likewise an object to provide an attachment of this character in which the mirror is insertable prior to mounting upon the comb and in which the clips and mirror or frame are formed from a single strip of sheet metal substantially inverted ll-shaped in cross-section.

Other objects will he in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

lh order that the invention and its mode of operation may be readily understood by persons skilled in the art, I have in the ac companying illustrative drawings, and in the following detailed description based thereon, set out one possible embodiment of the same.

In these drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation showing my attachment arranged upon the back of the comb.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the frame slightly extended for the insertion of the mirror shown below said frame.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the assembled comb and attachment, and

Fig. l is a central vertical section indetail showing the manner of retaining the mirror in its frame.

Having more particular reference to the drawings throughout which similar characters or" reference designate similar parts, this attachment includes a pair of spaced clips 5 which as shown are substantially U-shape in cross-section and adapted to straddle the end portions of the comb back and to trictionally engage therewith, said chps being con- Serial No. 657,900.

resting snugly upon the back edge of the comb and due to the gripping action of the clips 5, the attachment is securely retained in position. It is understood that the frame 6 may be formed in any desired shape for the reception of dilferent types of inserts.

Due to the fact that this attachment is formed from a single strip of sheet metal and requires very little labor in its manufacture, the expense will of course be comparatively small. These attachments are adapted to retain the mirror 7 or other insert prior to its being positioned upon the comb, thus providing an article which may be marketed for use upon combs already bemg used.

Manifestly, the construction shown is capable of considerable modification and such modification as may fall within the scope of my claims, I consider within the spirit of my invention.

1 claim:

1. A comb attachment comprising an insert, a frame adapted to receive portions of the edges of the insert, and a pair of oppositely directed clips carried by the frame and adapted to frictionally engage the comb back and retain the insert upon the back.

2. A comb attachment including an open frame, an insert and a pair of oppositely directed clips carried by the frame and extending from the lower outer ends of the frame formed integrally therewith and adapted to straddle the outer portions of the comb back to retain the insert in the frame.

3. A comb attachment of the character described including spacedspring clips adapted to trictionally engage the outer portions of a comb back edge, an outwardly bowed flexible frame connecting the inner ends of Q eeeeae the clips, and a mirror removably retainable formed frem the intermediate 'portien, a

in the frame. mirror removably iiisertable in the bowed 1 4. A comb attachment of the character cleframe and attaching clips formed by the end scribed formed from a strip of sheet metal portions of the strip and adapted to fricsubstant-ially inverted U-shagae in cross-seetieiially engage the com.) back edge.

tion, an intermediate portion of said strip In testimony whereof l afliz: my signature.

being 01 less Width than the remaining portions, an outwardly bowed flexible frame SAlviUEL TEACHTENBERG. 

